10/17/1928 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Wednesday, October I7th. , 1928. . The Board approved the Guarantee bond -of the Albert Construction Companyfor the sewer and pavement improvement in Lincoln Manor Third addition under I' Improvement Resolution No.208I in the amount of $4,349 86 signed by Inland Bonding doil The Board approved the Guarantee Bond of the Albert Construction Co. for the pavement improvement in Lincoln Manor and Xa ley ► s Lincoln Highway Add it ion , under' improvement Resolution No.2092 in the amount of $I5,419.95 signed by the �! Inland Bonding Company. i! Upon the recommendation of I. S. Romig, the Board accepted and - • appr oved the deed from 'Rhitcomb and Keller for a tract of land sixty feet in width measured at right angles and Northerly of the following described line: Beginning j at a point on the hest line of Greenlam Avenue 1233.3 feet north of the North line of Mishawka Avenue as now located; thence westerly curbing to the North on a 7 degree I' and 37minute curiae 189.5 feet (the tangent to, said curve makes a left angle with I Greenlavm Avenue - of 82 dbgr0a .and 45 minutes'); thence curving to the South on a I degree curve 429.5 feet; thence curbing to the South on a 2 Degree an&srM minute curge 528.5 feet • , thence curving to the North on a 8 degree and 7 minute curve 107 1' feet to the east line of Harriett Street, the west 400 feet of said tract is _to be 63 feet wide instead of 60 feet wide, to be used. for highway purposes. (The above descrip I; tion is Southwood Avenue from Harriett Street to Greenlawn Avenue.) j �i The Board adopted the following Resolution fpr Lighting Streets; �i RFSOLVTD: I I. That the Board of Public 'florks of the City of South Bend, Indiana does hereby adopt the attached plans and specifications for lighting Chapin Street from Washington Street to Ford Street, Miami Street from Lincoln Jay Wasi to Irving Avenue, College Street from Erlwood Avenue to Keller Street and Angella Avenue from Deeper Avenue to Notre Dame Avenue, all in the City of South Bend, Indiana, and the Form of Contraek emboStying the same which the Board p providing a proposes to enter into satisfactory bid for said �! lighting is received. Copies of this resolution and of said plans and specifications shall be kept on file at the office of the Board for i; the use of bidders and other interested persons. �! 2. That s eal.ed bids . or proposals for the furnishing of lamps and light and the necessary maintenance of same for the lighting of Chapin O'treet from Washington Street to Ford Street, Miami Street from Lincoln Way 'Ihst to Ewing Avenue, College Street from Elwood Avenue to Keller Street and Angella Avenue from Leeper .venue to Notre Dame Avenue, all in the City of South Bend, in accordance with plans and specifications enclos6d.gin an envelope directed to the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend; _ Indiana, endorsed "Proposals for Public Lighting" with the name of the person or coporation making the bid, will be received by the Foard of Public Works when called:; for during the meeting of said Board of Public `forks to be held at its meeting place in the City Building in the City of South Bend at the hour of I0:00 O' Clock A. M. , on -the 30th. , day of October 1928, and immediately thereafter, at said time and place and during said session of said Board of Public 'forks, all bids received will be publicly opened and read and the awarding -of the contract, if awarded, will' i 'be made by reso;ution of the Board of Public Works as soon thereafter as practicable. All bids shall be upon the attached form prepared therefor by the Board of Public Works I� or upon a form siibstantailly similiar thereto. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 3. That each bidder shall file with the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, with hid bid, an affidavit as required by law, stating that sue it bidder has not directly or indirectly entered into any combination, collusion, under- taking or agreement with any other bidder to main the price of the service' or contract herkin specified or to prevent any other bidder or bidders from bidding on such service or contract; and that such bid is made without regard or reference to a#y other: bid of bids and without any agreement, undertaking or combination either diredttly or Indi- rectly with any other persons, firm or corroration with reference to such bidding in any way or manner whatsoever. 4. That the said Board, on behalf of -the City, cause to be published in the South Bend Tribune and the South Bend News Times, newspapers of general eireu lation printed and published in said City of South.Bend, a notice informing the public, and contractors of the general nature of the proposed lighting and of the fact that plans and specification therefor and the form of contract to be entered into with the u successfuly bidder, and form of ordinance approving same, are on file in the office of ' ' said Board of Public Works for the use of bidders and otherinterested persgms, and that sealed proposals for such lamps and light and the maintenance t'.iereof in accordance with plans and sneeifications =rill be Balled for and received during the meeting of said Board of Public I -Yorks to be held in its office At the time and place above fixed. Said notice shall be published in said newspapers once each week for two successive weeks, the first publication to be at least ten days prior to the date fixed' for receiv6ng bids. The Clerk of said Board is hereby ordered to cause publication of notice to be made in accordance herewith. W. R . Hinkle - John J. Ole,jniczak Ralph. Kuss BOARD OF PUBLIC VTORKS"